ADVENTURE

A collection of short stories published in the 40 year anniversary edition of Kodansha's Afternoon magazine, Go-Chan Magazine.

Born a poor man in the slums, Zenos never had opportunities in life, so he decides to forge his own opportunities by teaching himself the curative arts after a chance encounter with a healer. When an adventuring party led by a man named Aston extends him an invitation, Zenos is elated—only to then be treated like dirt by his teammates. Despite Zenos’s diligent efforts to hone his skills to nothing short of perfection, the party deems him useless and kicks him out. Bereft of money and options, Zenos starts an illegal clinic and becomes a shadow healer. Word of his healing genius spreads quickly throughout the city’s underbelly, and as his reputation grows among the dregs of society, knowledge of Zenos's esteem reaches the wrong ears...

Shinichi Sagara, or Shin, works in a corporate sweatshop when he's swept up in an off-world transport meant to bring heroes. Transported to the Kingdom of Tondemo, where they exploit these off-world heroes' abilities, Shin's quick to sense something amiss and flees to another kingdom to begin a happy idle life in a mountain village. One day, Shin meets a nobleman that's locked up in a remote part of a lord's mansion. Will this completely change that quiet life in the countryside?!

I've been reincarnated as the villainous noble Weiss from my favorite academy game, and the fate that awaits me is nothing but the worst possible ruin, with no salvation.I absolutely have to avoid that at all costs!Then the only way out is to gain overwhelming power that even surpasses the game's protagonist and become the strongest!

In a post-apocalyptic world, some humans gained special powers. Ayato, once a low-ranking nobody, survives an assassination attempt and rises amid chaos. He teams up with a healer girl and fights off mutated beasts called Chimera. However, powered humans can no longer reproduce. To save humanity, Ayato and his allies battle the odds—and finally create a cure to restore hope for the future. More In

After the case of the Golden Grave, some teenagers befriended the Jianghu, also known as the Martial Arts Alliance, but they could not prevent their separation. While Wuxin returned to the heavens, Xiao Se and Lei Wu Jie also started out on the road to Xueyue City. Xiaguan wind, Shangguan flowers, Cangshan snow, Erhai moon. After many hardships, Xiao Se and Lei Wujie finally arrived at the gates of Xueyue City. Deng Tian pavilion and a small village resided there, and Xueyue City was right behind. In order to meet his loved ones and to help Lei Wu Jie repay his debt, Lei Wu Jie and Xiao Se took on the challenge of ascending the Deng Tian pavilion. Inevitably, their arrival brought on the prologue of a bloodbath.

This sounds like a thrilling dystopian saga where a cataclysm turns the world into a wasteland. Some people find refuge in fortresses, others hide in the wilderness, and some transform into different beings due to radiation. The world is divided into two extremes: the elite possess advanced technology, using fortresses to isolate themselves from the chaos.

A prequel to Jisatsutou. The Japanese government exiles convicts facing execution to a remote lawless island to fend for themselves.

Hinata Kurodo is searching for his sister, who "once existed" but who disappeared, and now no one else remembers her. Kurodo receives a letter from a transfer student, a beautiful girl named Shimotsuki Shirai, saying, "If you want to know where your sister is, come to the library after school." Kurodo goes to the library, where he finds a half-naked Shirai eagerly waiting for him

I, the sole immortal venerable in the true world of cultivation, became a teenager after crossing the tribulation? The clingy green plum Saint girl, the passionate little demon sect girl, the cold sword venerable disciple….. why do they all have my spiritual engraving on them? And how to choose between so many wives, hm… I shall naturally have them all!

It's the Era of Dragons, 1264The Pandragoran Empire rules the biggest part of the world when all living and moving creatures in the capital, far in the east, die, including the emperor. A few days later, dragons are extinct.The people only know to blame the bloodwitch, and quickly avenge their emperor...but the world changes644 years later on the other side of the world, The fate of five young people intertwine at Aeris, a safe haven for people of all races. From here they slowly start to discover the secrets of the massacre in Pandragora and what other mysteries might hide in this vast world named Thaeria...

A world frozen beneath falling blue snow. Teenage boy 'Seo Sunwoo', who walks with a prosthetic leg, begins a journey south to return the lifeless 'Choi Yiseo' to her home. A world that has forgotten warmth. A pace too slow to match the rhythm of the world. Limping forward, step by step, through thick layers of snow. Where will his footsteps lead? Who will he meet, what trials will he face, and where will he arrive in the end? Even though his tracks will soon be buried beneath the snow, they linger in the mind.

"Reversing the hourglass of blessings." Blessings? At this point, isn't it a curse? After 99 regressions, Chef Baek finally succumbed to the demon..

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Read So Did Someone Force You to Become the Heavenly DemonA ninth-grade civil servant, Seo Jihoon, only ever wished for a long, quiet, and peaceful life.But after being fatally stabbed by a violent petitioner, the place where he opened his eyes again was none other than a martial world where martial arts truly existed.Even there, he only wanted to live quietlyUntil he encountered the one man he should never have crossed paths with."Choose. Die here, or become my disciple."An old man who pressed a blade to his throat without warning.His true identity, the cult leader of the Heavenly Demon Sect.Thinking survival comes first before anything else, Seo Jihoon had no choice but to become part of the Heavenly Demon.Once a capable public servant, he grew into an unrivaled talent within the sect, armed with powerful martial arts and sharp intellectBut why does the work keep piling up? Why does he keep getting promoted?!His original goal was simply a peaceful life, yet somehow, his second life is racing down the path of the Heavenly Demon.Will he ever be able to find the life he truly desires in this world?

I was supposed to be dead, but when I woke up, I was a rat!...or, more accurately, I became a virus and infested a rat!!The more I infect, the more bodies and skills I get!I'm going to cause a pandemic in this other world!IndonesianAku harusnya sudah mati, tetapi ketika aku terbangun, aku menjadi tikus! atau, lebih tepatnya, aku menjadi virus dan menginfeksi seekor tikus !! Semakin banyak aku menginfeksi, semakin banyak pula tubuh dan skill yang kudapat! Aku akan menyebabkan pandemi di dunia lain ini!Web Novel (Japanese)

he world is ending. Monsters from legends appear everywhere. They eat people, conquer the streets, and begin to make dungeons in the buildings and subways. If you could choose one job in this decrepit world, what would you choose? For a “necromancer” extinction is my playground and death my wealth.

A collection of one-shots: ch1) Kuchibiru Mellow (formerly known as Bisque Doll Replica) ch2) Hachimitsu Neko ch3-4) Mishitsu Funny Romance ch5) Ningyo no Iru Keshiki A guy falls in love with an aquarium diver at first sight, and he does his best to court him.

When the heavens bless someone with a system, it normally plays out like this: a troubled youth falls into a video game along with their amazing system, and they are blessed with wealth, level up to the peak of existence by defeating monsters, complete the main quest, and even meet “the one“ -- the start of a beautiful romance! ...However, there’s a problem. It’s my turn now, and I’ve been given a “trash system“!! Why?! Has no one else complained about such an unruly system before?!

Kondou Seiichirou, 29, was tired. Living the life of a corporate slave, he didn’t know day from night. Unable to break the status quo, his days of nothing but work continued till one day his life completely changed when he got dragged into a saint summoning and came to another world… Not! Seiichirou, who had the spirit of a corporate slave ingrained in him, decided to work even in the other world, at the Royal Accounting Section. However, this section only existed to seal approval on the unreasonable expenses of high-ranking people, and was also known as the “Rubber Stamp Department”. The budget requests of “Third Knight Order”, where the ones with strong magical power gathered, were particularly outrageous! Seiichirou, who had been an assistant to the section manager in the accounting section of an IT company, would never let that happen, and embarked on a mission revamp the finances of the royal palace.

Being reincarnated into another world with the promise of a “cheat” power is one thing, but being reborn as a baby, and then left for dead after your royal parents think you’re powerless? That’s another thing entirely! Now the newly born Reinhardt—Haruto to his new friends—must find his way through a dangerous world…but luckily he’s got magic that’s quite literally off the charts!

The strongest pilot in the skies of WW2! Rudel, Demon King of the Blue Sky! Join Rudel as he goes through fierce battles as a Stuka dive bomber in the midst of World War II as he tries to escape from the "shadow of death"!

A real magician has appeared in the virtual reality game, the ‘another world!’ will a MAGICIAN still be a MAGICIAN within a game?

‘I want to live.’ Riue was the former adopter daughter of the Duke, in her past life, but she died. Now, she will change her future- but for some reason, two men have been hovering around her! What is going on?

As a member of the hero's party, Arga hid her identity and was on a journey to subjugate the King of the demon with the hero. At last the party chased the demon king, and Arga brought him down. However, the hero insists that he was the one who killed the demon king, and then charges Arga with an innocent sin and banishes him from the Imperial Palace. The warrior who devoted his life to the hero as a part of his corp would walk a new life in a strange country town.

Crow, the butler of a villianess, coincidentally realizes that the world he's in is that of the otome game he had been playing in his past life. After carefully re-examining the situation he's in, anger begins welling up inside of him because of how poorly he's been treated by the haughty, arrogant, selfish, and prideful young lady he serves. But after deciding to exact revenge on her in a rather sexy way, he finds that she's a lot more of an easy woman than he thought... This is the story of how, after being reincarnated, a butler lustfully tries to break his lady, but ultimately brings her true happiness.

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With his dying breath, Haruyoshi, the strongest exorcist, casts the Spell of Reincarnation...and awakens in another world as Seika Lamprogue?! Determined not to repeat the mistakes of his past life, Seika sets out to find happiness this time around! Haruyoshi Kuga's power as the strongest exorcist is all for naught when he is betrayed by his closest ally. With his dying breath, he casts the secret Spell of Reincarnation—when he next opens his eyes, he finds himself in a different world altogether, reincarnated as Seika Lamprogue, the son of a family of magic scholars! He quickly learns that the magic in this new world is quite unlike the sorcery he learned in his past life and that he can't use it. Fortunately for him, with his mastery of curses and the hordes of youkai at his disposal, he doesn't need to. Haruyoshi (now Seika) is determined not to repeat his past mistakes in his second life by smartly laying low and avoiding flaunting his power. Yet accomplishing his goals and without drawing attention to himself proves to be easier said than done—will his powers be enough to live a happy life?!

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Year 2018, a multiplayer survival shooting game became very popular with over 50 million players at a given instant... withing this game is a player... "King" The man the myth , the legend. Unrivaled and undefeated !! Indonesia: Tahun 2018, game bertipe survival shooting untuk multiplayer menjadi sangat populer dengan 50 juta pemain dalam waktu singkat. Dalam game ini ada player "King", player mitos, sang legenda. Tak tertandingi dan tak terkalahkan!

Hiro, who worked for a black company, was reincarnated into another world one day after an accident. He was carefully brought up as a boy of a prestigious noble family, but at his coming of age ceremony, he was given an unidentified "unfamiliar" skill...?Disappointed by his family, Hiro is banished to a remote territory with no citizens. But along the way, Hiro's mysterious skill... "Gacha" is activated! The situation changes when he draws a legendary rare divine dragon egg.This skill is the only possibility I have.Hiro, who has an out-of-the-box "Gacha" skill and is an unfathomably good-natured person, is now being joined by the legendary divine dragons, ancient dragons, cat-eared warriors, and other powerful lords one after the other! Moreover, the effects of the "Gacha" skill make his friends display an unbelievable strength that rivals the military power of a country...?+

Years ago, the gods fought against each other before being sealed away. However their artifacts remained in the souls of the HuaXia clan as part of a contract and hope that someday in the future, they will awaken once more using those artifacts...

Li Qing came to a world where there are immortals and Sages who can cultivate, yet he cannot find anyone to teach him their cultivation methods. Did he cross over only to end up an ordinary person? Fortunately, Li Qing has a characteristic that others don’t have. As long as he reads the books of the sages and comprehends their wisdom, he can understand the principles of the sages and cultivate righteous qi in his body. While others cultivate immortality, I read books. This is his own path of Confucianism! To establish virtue, achieve merit, and speak with authority, he aims to embody the three timeless qualities of a scholar! He seeks to prove the way of Confucianism!

The self-proclaimed Wilderness Jenny is a nature conservation officer in charge of terrestrial regeneration. One day, she picks up Flora, a girl with amnesia who was in a capsule that flew from the sky.Together with Flora, Jenny goes on a journey to revive the earth while solving problems in cities filled with thugs and monsters.Jenny, a conservation officer, and Flora, a mysterious girl, explore a western-style far-future world!

One day, Souma Sagara, a college student and hardcore gamer who puts his hobby above everything else, finds himself sucked into his current game of choice—New Communicate Online, aka the Catfolk Realm. But what seems like a dream come true could easily turn into an unmitigated tragedy, as the game is infamous for being a buggy mess coded by malicious developers! Robbed of his ability to save, reload, or access any of the game’s features, Souma must take on the Catfolk Realm with nothing but his wits and in-depth knowledge of how the game works, bugs and all. Follow along as he interacts with various NPCs, breaks quests, and glitches his way to success in a world where a single game over means certain death!

Fifty years have passed since dungeons first appeared on Earth. Dungeon exploration and live streaming are considered the norm for the people.Kuga, who became a dungeon explorer alongside his close friends, ends up being banished from his party due to him being a supposed "jack of all trades, master of none" hero.Amidst his despair, Kuga finds himself thrown into the hidden boss room, famous for making explorers unable to step foot into a dungeon ever again. There, he encounters a beautiful female vampire named Alicia.Though he's prepared to meet his end, Alicia, captivated by the so-called streaming, has other plans and asks him, "Could you teach me how to stream?"With nowhere else to go, Kuga reluctantly accepts her proposal and thus begins their unprecedented dungeon explorer-hunting streams.For some reason, their stream quickly went viral like crazy, and Kuga then began to awaken some unknown powers...?And meanwhile, something strange is happening to the party members who banished Kuga...

The sky is struck by the eagle, the dragon gate is leaped over by the fish, the bear roars and the tiger howls, indicating that all things possess spirits. The world has undergone a complete transformation with the pole of doom, the magnetic pole’s rotation, and global changes. The world that was once familiar has altered beyond recognition. The boundaries of the world are limitless, and the blood is eternal when myths turn into reality, and legends are no longer enigmatic.

Lumen, a city on the farthest reaches at the edge of the feared magical borderland. Roy is an new F-ranked adventurer that wandered to Lumen on his own whim. Life on this monster-infested outpost should be a harsh burden for a newbie like him…however, Roy's actually top-class in both swordsmanship and magic?! The sudden appearance of this out-classed "novice" causes havoc in the world, starting in this remote city!

This is surely a story you've never thought of! The cartoon’s main character is called Yuan Xin. She’s an otaku who likes to immerse herself in a fantasy world. She, who likes to look at hot guys--after embarrassing herself in front of them in the school yard, decides to retaliate. Unexpectedly, during the crucial moment, an accident happened, and she crossed over to the game world!

A world where games have become reality. The students are passionate about the running action game 'Meal Runner', which runs through the cafeteria every lunch hour. But for Minho, a game shuttle, lunchtime is hell every day... Then, Saena, the server operator of the Lunch Runner, appeared in front of Minho's suggestion! “If you clear the quest, I will free you from the game shuttle.” Minho's fierce race for freedom begins!!! 2020 Grand Prize-winning work!

After forging a contract with Berial, the king of He**, young Illya obtains an incredible education in the art of magic. Her skills grow by leaps and bounds, catching the attention of the royal court and qualifying her for an elite apprenticeship. But court life isn't all it's cracked up to be. Illya quickly grows tired of the manipulative machinations of nobles and the scheming of the high court wizard. Her only choice? To quit! Leaving her post and the entire country, Illya now searches for something new. Could crafting magical items be her true destiny?

Lose Control of MyselfSynopsisMany ordinary people become meta-humans after a fireball. And among them is Fang Ning, who gets a system. Thanks to this all-powerful system, he goes from a couch potato to a top meta-human. The man and the system bicker a lot during the trip but still stand up for each other when things happen.

A young man named Riddle had lost all of his friendsand the entire worldat the hands of a mysterious organization known as the Box of Malice.Having lost all hope to live, he dwelled in a pit of despair until he has one final revelation. What if he could return to a time before everything ended?And so, after a thousand years, a deformed Riddle finally manages to reverse time."I'm going to stop them this time!"Equipped with a thousand years of knowledge and experience in his young body, the Great Sage Riddle's journey to the past now unfolds!

Chrome was a magician in the hero's party. He fought the Demon Lord's army alongside people like Irina, the lover who vowed to marry him in the future, and the hero, Yuno, who was his close friend. They were all close companions. However, that was only in Chrome's mind. His lover, Irina, became intimate with the hero, Yuno, and Chrome was sacrificed to make the hero stronger. Chrome's magic powers were snatched away and he was kicked out of the party. Demons surrounded him as he was on the verge of death and he was driven to a corner. At that moment, Chrome awakened to a "darkness" within himself. Amidst his despair, he acquired an unrivaled skill. Now with this skill, he could exact revenge.+

Suikoden is the Japanese adaption of the Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh, one of the four great Chinese classical novels. The original story tells how a group of 108 outlaws are granted amnesty when they form an army to resist foreign invaders and suppress rebel forces. Winding through the maze of political and social ancient China, their adventure brings them up against the apathy and conservatism of the current government, where very little regard exists for the truly brave.